Bai Suzhen stroked the breast feathers of the creature perched on her right shoulder and murmured a calming endearment. The face she turned toward the people standing between the open French doors held no particular emotion except a suggestion of her usual hauteur. Her alm...
Two uniformed warders followed him. There was a faint smell of urine mingled with the smell of cooking – was it boiled cabbage or something else? Merlin was happy for his mind to wander and think about anything other than what he was about to witness. The small party turned a corner and then clim...
“That’s come up nicely, hasn’t it?” Bridges smiled ruefully. “The missus wasn’t too happy. She’d have been round to The Blue Angel last night if she’d had her way.” Bridges had explained in the taxi after the fight what had happened. He had not been getting very far with his questioning of Dolore...